Hialeah on List of Endangered Historic Places

[Cannon Shell]

I was stabled at Hialeah for three years from 2000 to the last year it was open in 2004. I was pulled over by the police three seperate times going to work because I was a white guy driving a Luxury SUV in that area. The reason that I was pulled over each time was because I was in a high drug area at an unusual time and I was white. I can recall at least three incidents of people being shot or shot at while stabled there. The mexicans hated to go there because they pretty consistently got mugged when they left the track at night or beat up because they were Mexican. Half the crime in the area goes unreported because many of the people who live there are illegals who keep a low profile. You can site you stats all you want but I saw it first hand.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I was stabled at Hialeah for three years from 2000 to the last year it was open in 2004. I was pulled over by the police three seperate times going to work because I was a white guy driving a Luxury SUV in that area. The reason that I was pulled over each time was because I was in a high drug area at an unusual time and I was white. I can recall at least three incidents of people being shot or shot at while stabled there. The mexicans hated to go there because they pretty consistently got mugged when they left the track at night or beat up because they were Mexican. Half the crime in the area goes unreported because many of the people who live there are illegals who keep a low profile. You can site you stats all you want but I saw it first hand.

Actually it was from 99 to 01, I just looked up my records.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Actually it was from 99 to 01, I just looked up my records.

You'd have been lonely there after '01. That's when they closed. And six years is a long time. It certainly has changed there for the better with growth and as development pushed out. There's only so many miles between the beach and the swamp to build.

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Two thoughts:

1) New York City doesn't sound so bad after all.

2) I thought that I might read anecdotes about Hialeah's interior and flamingos. Kevlar and profiling of white horse trainers instead. I love it!

Have you been to NYC lately? Listed now as one of the safest major cities in USA

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I was stabled at Hialeah for three years from 2000 to the last year it was open in 2004. I was pulled over by the police three seperate times going to work because I was a white guy driving a Luxury SUV in that area. The reason that I was pulled over each time was because I was in a high drug area at an unusual time and I was white. I can recall at least three incidents of people being shot or shot at while stabled there. The mexicans hated to go there because they pretty consistently got mugged when they left the track at night or beat up because they were Mexican. Half the crime in the area goes unreported because many of the people who live there are illegals who keep a low profile. You can site you stats all you want but I saw it first hand.

I'm with you Chuck, my mom grew up 5 blocks from Hialeah. In the 50's and 60's, apparently it was the place to be. Now it just sucks, just like the rest of Miami. I went there with her for the last time in '98 and she literally cried she was so depressed by how terrible it was.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by philcski

I'm with you Chuck, my mom grew up 5 blocks from Hialeah. In the 50's and 60's, apparently it was the place to be. Now it just sucks, just like the rest of Miami. I went there with her for the last time in '98 and she literally cried she was so depressed by how terrible it was.

Wow, more anti-Miami. I spend a lot of time in Hialeah. It's changed a lot in 10 years. One of my favorite restaurants, El Viajante is there on Palm Ave.